bas ass peachy bitch

i love this shit. this is so pretty.

inspiring

the videos of Ruslan Khasanov

Pacific Light from Ruslan Khasanov on Vimeo.

UPDATE: i had to remove one video, due to lack of permissions. sad face.

Magnetik North "Fuck The Napkin" from Ruslan Khasanov on Vimeo.

watching

THIS.

marketing done right!

via jezebel

23-year-old-me is manic

anyway, i set a new record for myself. i went to pash friday, out to an art opening on saturday, a friends birthday party on sunday, metal skool monday, and cinespace tuesday. i think tonight im just going to go to a movie. oh! metal skool- when you come to LA which you all should- make sure you're here on a monday to witness the glory of METAL SKOOL at the key club. they're a metal cover band, complete with leopard print spandex, curly long blonde hair, and ripped mesh t-shirts. they cover bon jovi, acdc, guns n roses, motley crue, all of it, and all of it from the 80's. yeah and van halen. the crowd is white trash rock and roll and domestic beer is encouraged if not madatory. it was a lot of fun but going out is starting to wear on me, particularly because i've been working mornings all week. productivity has been low, but not bad because it's been really slow. i'm already thinking of what is coming up this weekend and getting tired. i suppose i ought to take a night off but there is something that happens around 12 am and my toe starts tapping and my mind starts racing. i might have insomnia. i might need to get checked out. i should go to a therapist. i should clean my room. i should be a better, more productive person. i should get a real job....

but for now LA is fun and exciting and never dull. more particularly finding nights to go out on a shoestring budget, as it's easy to get on the list. i hate that phrase. im beginning to see the same people out as well which is bizarre. it's a small crowd this is true. you'd think in a city of millions you'd run in to more people. but what can you do. right now im just blabbering trying to remember anything else that has occurred in the past few weeks. if it comes to me i will let you know.

who was i talking to? who am i talking to now? blogs are WEIRD.

watching

please, hollywood, make this.

looping

eating

i have a raging sweet tooth. it's been there since the day i was born. here, in no particular order, are my ALL TIME FAVORITE desserts.

Pinkberry, green tea flavor

why they got rid of green tea, I WILL NEVER KNOW. it was by far the best flavor. creamy and matcha-y, yet still had a kick of tartness. I MISS YOU, GREEN TEA.

Ladurée macarons

i, unfortunately, do not live in NYC. but if i did, i would be at Ladurée every day. we have Chantal Guillon here in SF, which is decent. but nothing compares to the original.

Humphry Slocombe, secret breakfast

i like my secret breakfast with a bourbon caramel drizzle on top, which they will gladly do. my mouth is watering just looking at this deliciousness.

Recchiuti whoopie pies

these little fuckers are so elusive, they only come out a few times a year, and you better get there FAST to get one. amazingly soft and moist cake with the most INSANELY delicious filling you've ever tried, THEN dipped in Recchiuti-quality chocolate. it doesn't get any better than this.

what are YOUR favorite desserts?

magical places: coit tower

sometimes, even in the summer, SF can have gorgeous days. a few weeks ago, a friend and i climbed to the top of Coit Tower. look at those views! a blimp! built in 1933, Coit Tower is said to be shaped like a firehose, due to Lillian Coit's (who bequeathed monies to the city to build the monument) affinity for fire-chasing, and fire-fighters. sure! who knows - it's pretty and it's only $7 to get up there. so if you're in SF, and it's an unseasonably nice day, make the trek up to the top.

all photos courtesy of me, via iPhone. unretouched, unfiltered.

found

mrs. butterworth gets a truly American makeover... at a liquor store in the Tenderloin, SF.

so weird.

photo courtesy of me.

color walk

if you've never gone on a color walk, pick out a gorgeous day, arm yourself with your camera (in this case, my iPhone) and get walking. it's amazing what colors you can capture. these are completely unedited and unfiltered.

all photos courtesy of me.

obsessing

on a constant loop in my head.

inspiring

Incarnate (Three Degrees of Certainty II)2012. books, steel, hardware. FRONT.

Incarnate (Three Degrees of Certainty II)2012. books, steel, hardware. BACK.

Migration, 2008. Carved wooden coat hangers.

Fable, 2012. Chair, axe.

the work of Maskull Lasserre is haunting and grotesque, yet delicate and balanced. the mastery in which he carves delicate bones, skulls, and other ephemera into books and wood is truly astounding and surprising. check out his work, here.

oi! it's a boy!

yes, i was excited for the royal baby just as much as anyone. what will it's ridiculously long royal name be? one guess says "william" is in there somewhere.

watching

LOVING The Supersizers Go... what do you get when you pair a comedian with a food critic, and throw them into the culinary delights of different time periods (aka: wartime Britain; restoration; etc.)? hilarity. great for history buffs (and laypeople), Giles Coren and Sue Perkins are perfect hosts - funny, cheeky, curmudgeonly, and ultimately game for whatever the culinary cookery books of the day throw at them. it makes you feel incredibly lucky to live in modern times as well (powdered eggs? pigeon pie? NATIONAL LOAF?!) find it on Hulu.

adoring

PS: WANT

getting excited

have i told you how much i fucking love Jennifer Lawrence?!

plus, these promos = S.E.X.

WHITE ROSES BACK AWAY BACK AWAY

peeta is kinda hot in this picture. is that illegal? is he jailbait?

i wasn't sold on this finnick - i pictured Armie Hammer when i was reading the books, but he'll do. again, is he legal? do i care?

the pathos! i can't wait.

menswear

3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 2014. a revelation. i don't know why i like this collection so much. maybe because it looks so fun? and so many other menswear collections don't look as fun? maybe because it's all clothing that i'd like to wear? whatever it is, it's chic and different and irreverent and i like it.

can i wear these kicky little sweatshirts?!

look, it comes in white!

also, i would wear the shit out of this outfit:

all photos unceremoniously stolen from style.com

watching

i am not proud to say that i consumed the entire season of Orange is the New Black, one of the latest offerings from Netflix, over the course of about 5 days. based on the memoir Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, written by Piper Kerman, the show is written by Jenji Kohan, creator of Weeds. at first i thought it might be a re-imagining of Weeds: WASP enititled white woman gets embroiled in illegal dealings and goes to prison without facing too many consequences (if you remember, on Weeds Nancy goes to prison, but remains relatively unscathed and only returns with a lesbian lover), but - thankfully - it is not.

Orange is the New Black is in polar opposite to Weeds partially because the protaganist is in trouble, remains in trouble, and has nothing but consequences to pay. it is also compelling in it's storytelling. the audience is given snippets of the characters lives before they ended up in prison. most episodes are structured around a particular inmate, giving you barely a glimpse of this complicated life, leaving you anxious to learn more. the main characters stories are told in the same way, and you never form a complete snapshot of the characters, even by the end of the season. hole up with it for a weekend, and let me know your thoughts.

hair

Givenchy F13 runway

Nicole Ritchie, Met Ball 2013

Kelly Osbourne

i don't care if pastel hair is out, i still want it.

inspiring

RVCA in SF has a gallery space where they feature up and coming artists as part of their Artist Network Program. i was fortunate enough to see What New Mystery is This, new works by Ryan de la Hoz. de la Hoz makes these crazy beautiful laser-cut acrylic sheets of hand-manipulated archival prints.

MAIDEN no. 2, 2013

MAIDEN no. 1, 2013

fun, no? check these out:

AKROTIRI, 2013. detail of two.

super graphic, bold, slightly neurotic and maddening. he's based in SF, and i unceremoniously stole all of these images from his website. be sure to check it out.

what the what?! GIMME

if you've read this blog, you might have realized i have a (slight) obsession with pills. THIS IS RAD.

all my love to the first person who peels one of these off for me, and gives it to me. photo courtesy of my friend. you can follow her cat on instagram.

white privilege

We Are Not Trayvon Martin Tumblr

for more academic writing (but not academic academic) on white privilege, i recommend the books of Tim Wise. he is a noted activist, community organizer, essayist and educator. you can read his latest post, on the Trayvon Martin case, at HuffPo. here is an excerpt:

...They are saying that black people who fight back against someone they think is creepy and who is following them, and might intend to harm them, are more responsible for their deaths than those who ultimately kill them. What they have said, and make no mistake about it, is that any white person who wants to kill a black person can follow one, confront them, maybe even provoke them; and as soon as that black person perhaps takes a swing at them, or lunges at them, the white pursuer can pull their weapon, fire, and reasonably assume that they will get away with this act...

i read White Like Me about six years ago, and i have to say, it made a huge impression on me. i think it's important for white people to acknowledge that they are innately born with certain privileges - just by being born white. white people don't have to think about their race on a day-to-day basis like non-white people. that sense of being the "other" isn't prevalent in our (ours meaning, white people) interactions with other people. that immediate sense of judgement isn't prevalent as well. i've been living in the Bay Area for about six (?!) years, and i have to say, just because it may be more "liberal" than other areas of the country, it certainly has it's fair share of people who have no idea of the privilege of their own whiteness. not talking about race is more detrimental than pretending these issues do not exist.

bad ass black swan bitch

am i the only one who thinks these slings are TRÈS FANTASTIQUE?!

via Dlisted

my favorite? THIS ONE:

AHMAHZIING

if you were born after 2000, that is Mariah Carey.

reading

in light of the Trayvon Martin case verdict.

The verdict on American racism, by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on socialistworker.org

This narrative about the American Dream and the wonders of U.S. democracy isn't some folksy tale about self-empowerment and the rise of a Black president. It's a legend designed to redirect attention from structural inequality, racism, imperialism, genocide and all of the other ingredients that constitute the real story of America. Obama is held up as a prime example of how it's possible to advance under American democracy--and those who fail to rise and become successful are therefore told it's their own fault.

covert

Cynthia Rowley, flask bracelet. $225.

Welcome Companions, hare satchel. $624.

Rouleau Double Ring. $150.

watching

i've been watching some heavy documentaries lately, and they are well worth checking out. all can be streamed on Netflix.

Hot Coffee is about tort reform, so-called "frivolous" law suits, and how we are all basically signing away any rights we have to sue companies who have wronged us and/or others.

Pruitt Igoe was a public housing project in St. Louis in the 50's + 60's. touted as a truly modernist solution, due to the decline of the city of St. Louis after world war II, poor planning from city planners, and egregious maintenance, Pruitt Igoe had to be torn down in the mid 70's. i learned about Pruitt Igoe as an art student - many people point to it's demolition as the birth of postmodernism. The Pruitt Igoe Myth explores all issues of race, the decline of the American city, and speaks with people who lived in Pruitt Igoe.

Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story is actually a documentary of another documentary, one shot in the 1960's for NBC. the son of the original documentarian goes back to speak with the family of an outspoken waiter, Booker Wright, who dared to talk on national television about what life was really like in Greenwood Mississippi in the 1960's. a sad story of recent history is a great reminder that although we may think we have come a long way from racial issues in America, there is still a very long way to go.

bad ass bitch

via Dlisted.

sorry, bad ass DAME HELEN FUCKING MIRREN

magical places: tokyo

a few years ago (i feel like i start every post that way) i was able to travel to japan with my sister. i had never been to Asia, so it was a truly one of the greatest experiences i've had so far in life. we timed our travels perfectly (not to brag or anything) and were able to be in the country for the cherry blossom season, late April. i cannot stress enough that you should go during cherry blossom season, even if prices are higher.

Chidorigafuchi, the moat that surrounds the Imperial Palace in Tokyo has INSANE cherry blossoms. i can't even believe i took this picture.

Tsukiji Fish Market might possibly be the scariest place on earth. BE CAREFUL of the insane truck drivers - and remember that you're a tourist and they're at work.

a truly "Japanese" experience is Ichiran Ramen. yes, that's a booth with a curtain. you get a slip of paper, mark your order, and slip it under the curtain. then you food is delivered to your booth. it's very odd, but the ramen is the best in the world

stray, adorable cats are everywhere. this one is taking some rest in Akasaka.